Many people recommend doing a second spin down on Kickr’s after 10-15 minutes of warm up. How/when are some of you incorporating the second spindown into the ramp test?

Precisely which Kickr do you have? A wheel-on Kickr Snap should be calibrated as you suggest, each and every workout (per the manufacturer, to get best results). A wheel-off Kickr only needs to be calibrated when a bike is installed, the trainer is moved, or about once every couple of weeks if…

For my Kickr Snap (wheel on) I perform a Spin Down calibration every ride. I use the +10 min warm up (because I’m old and I also need more warm up) then calibrate. I also check the tire pressure every ride/workout as well because I’m OCD. Anyways, after 10 mins of riding, in a TrainerRoad workout…

Curious to what the standard deviation may be when you do not calibrate every ride. I do mine once a week.

I believe my is a 2017 V2 Kickr. I spindown at the start of every ride but based on reading various articles/post here and elsewhere, I have been doing a second spin down 10-15 minutes in on each workout. If that would interfere with the first interval, then I have been extending the warm up acco…

Per Wahoo : HOW AND WHEN TO DO A KICKR SPINDOWN / CALIBRATION To calibrate your KICKR for the most accurate readings, you’ll need to perform a spindown using the Wahoo Fitness app for iOS or Android. Though some 3rd party apps also support spindowns (like Zwift), the Wahoo Fitness app should be use…

I struggle with this as always have to move my trainer to put it away. Think next time I’ll put it in position in the morning do a 10 minute warm up, spindown and then do the ramp test in the afternoon.

I’ve got a kickr core, I don’t do a second spindown, I do a single spindown after 8-10 minutes riding. In most workouts there are a few warm up intervals then a break at about that point, so I just do a single spindown then. Originally I was just doing it every few weeks, but Nate recommended in one…

That was one of the primary sources for the post warm up spin down as well - hearing Nate’s comments. But he is not alone, I have heard this multiple times from various sources. I just do the initial one out of habit, but suppose it’s unnecessary. Just trying to figure out why so many recommend a…

One thing that I know causes problems is the silly naming that Wahoo chose for their trainers. Specifically calling the Snap the “Kickr Snap”. So many people call their trainer a “Kickr” regardless of it being the “real Kickr” (wheel-off) or the Snap (wheel-on). That difference MATTERS A LOT, as …

I believe Chad and the guys (I think it was mostly Chad) advocated calibrating any trainer on every ride after a 10-15 min warm-up on one of the podcasts.

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Ramp Test - Kickr - How to incorporate second spindown

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